Environmental Responsibility

Environmental Responsibility

Environmental Responsibility is our promise of stewardship to the environment, the communities in which we do business, customers, and associates.  The Matters of Principle commit our Company to:

• Continually review its operations for the purpose of assessing their potential impact on the environment or on related human health or safety issues; and develop and implement plans, programs, and policies for eliminating or minimizing significant threats to the environment or to human health or safety that may be identified.
• Maintain programs for keeping associates and other affected parties informed of significant environmental, health, or safety concerns that have been identified in the Company’s operations.
• Provide information or training, as appropriate, to associates responsible for the management of operations in which environmental or related health or safety issues may arise or who are engaged in activities involving contact with potentially hazardous products or materials.
• Work with its suppliers of merchandise, equipment, materials and services to develop products and packaging and to ensure that services are performed in ways that are environmentally responsible and safe.